The summer is hot and things are definitely heating up for fast rising reggae/dancehall artist Princess Thundah. Her debut single titled Life Caan Done is getting lots of attention on FM radio. Its accompanying music video is also receiving strong rotation on music video channels such as RETV, HYPE TV, CVM Plus and NTV.
Life Caan Done contains lyrics that are a cut above the normal fare of contemporary dancehall. Singing lines such as: “life cant done ya, help me rise the youth dem from the slum ya, earth a spin nothing no new under the sun ya,” Princess Thundah, sends a message of hope to the youths worldwide as he encourages them not give up nor give in no matter how hard life gets.
Princess Thundah whose real name is Princess Saulas, hails from the Kingston 11 area of Kingston, she spent most of her early years in Kingston before moving to live in Braeton St Catherine. Drawn to music from an early age she began singing from the age of six. However it was during her teen age years while living in Portmore, she realized that she wanted to become an artist. Back in those days she performed at school events and talent shows. She also honed her skills by performing on sound-systems in her community.
Princess Thundah eventually moved to the United States to live with her mother in New York City. In New York she hooked up with a group of guys from Guyana who invited her to join their band called Dinesty. She also gained more experience as the lead vocalist for two other groups The Ninja Band and The Untouchables.
During those days Princess Thundah did recordings for various producers, however it was working with the bands that really brought her some amount of success in the form of tours of Canada, the Caribbean and different parts of America. One of the biggest moments in her career so far was her performance on the amateur night on the Legendary ”Showtime At The Apollo” series in 2003 at the Apollo Theatre in New York.
In 2005 she was introduced by a friend to producers Patrick Dunn and Roger Grant in Philadelphia. They were tremendously impressed with her talent and began working with her immediately. Princess Thundah is presently signed t to a five year contract with 619 Entertainment Group, which is owned by Roger Grant, Patrick Dunn, Linval Osbourne and Marcello Johnson.
The company is currently promoting her debut single called Life Caan Done, while preparing an album of the same name in order to break her into the international reggae market.
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